Urban Designer | We Made That | London
Location: London
Salary guide: £36,373 - £42,792 per annum (plus company benefits)
Hours: 37.5 per week (but open to flexibility for the ideal candidate)
Are you interested in shaping cities through super-mixing of uses in town centres, industrial areas and our communities?
We Made That is looking for an Urban Designer to join our growing team in our London office. We are seeking a candidate capable of working on influential spatial strategies, large-scale public realm schemes and coordinating complex project and consultant teams.
We have a number of projects focusing on the delivery of place-shaping strategies and city regeneration schemes across the UK and are looking for a new team member to work on the implementation of innovative and inclusive design approaches on these projects.
You will have experience in managing projects and will enjoy working collaboratively. You be comfortable in managing your time across projects, strategy development and wider practice initiatives. You will be capable of leading projects and progressing within the practice.
Responsibilities and tasks
The ideal candidate will be an experienced urban designer, responsible for delivering complex place plans and area strategies at a range of scales across the capital and the UK. You will have an informed understanding of town centre strategies with a working knowledge of policy guidelines and wider political, economic and societal issues.
Competencies, skills and experience
You must be an experienced urban designer with a keen working knowledge of town centres and city regeneration landscapes. With strong analytical skills and an informed, contemporary understanding of the challenges faced in towns and cities today, you will have the ability to situate strategies within wider political, economical and societal contexts.
Benefits
On top of a competitive salary, we offer staff a wide range of benefits: hybrid working options, flexible working hours policy, pension and enhanced parental leave provision, profit share, paid professional memberships, training opportunities, cycle-to-work scheme, and an interest-free TfL season ticket loan.
Our internal wellbeing and activities programme includes social events and field trips, as well as wider support. Equal opportunities Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK and would ideally be 2 available to start in September 2023.
We Made That is London Living Wage accredited, an equal opportunities employer and supporter of the Mayor’s Fund for London Diversity Pledge.
How to apply
Please send a digital copy of your portfolio and CV to jobs@wemadethat.co.uk (max 10MB) along with a cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria. Mark the subject line with ‘Urban Designer’.
Pay will be commensurate with experience and we would request that you set out your pay expectations in the covering letter.
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 18.08.2023.
About We Made That
We create equitable places through incisive research and impactful projects. We work exclusively for the public sector and charities and are committed to delivering public good.
Our multi-disciplinary team delivers urban research, strategies and masterplans, and public spaces and buildings. Together, we provide considered and thorough intelligence, shape healthy, fair and well-designed places and bring life and value to the built environment.
We are driven by making better places for all. We Made That was established in 2006, and became a Certified B Corporation in 2021 with a new legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. We deliver projects across the UK from offices in London and Manchester.